L1EAL

Level 1 English as an Additional Language 2025

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Anna O'Farrell.

English is compulsory at Year 11.  You must select either Level 1 English as a Second Language.

Level 1 English as an Additional Language is designed for English language acquisition.  Listening, speaking, reading and writing are taught with focus on vocabulary and skills required across the curriculum.   Students will be identified and placed in this course where appropriate.


View Level 1 English as an Additional Language video here


FOR YEAR 11 (LEVEL 1) STUDENTS - 2025:

Students will be given the opportunity to sit literacy/numeracy co-requisites from Year 10.

NCEA Level 1 - following the completion of the first year of implementation of the reduced and revised standards, we will evaluate assessments for 2025.

Recommended Prior Learning

Year 10 English, or at the discretion of the Head of Department for English

Pathway

Disclaimer

  • Availability of all courses is subject to student numbers and staffing
  • Some courses will not be available if numbers are too small 
  • Some classes may be combined by Year level (e.g. Year 11 and 12 in one class) if numbers do not make separate classes viable 
  • It may not be possible to accommodate all choices and combinations of subjects 
  • Parents/Caregivers and students need to satisfy themselves that a chosen course meets the student’s goals for the following year and beyond